One of the best Mexican restaurants in the 815. They will make you fresh guacamole at your table…read more Their salsa and chips as well as their queso is all some of the best you'll ever taste. SO many tasty authentic dishes on their menu!

Very good! Really authentic and the guac is made tableside- super delicious. I had tacos which were…read moreabove average. I had just had some of my favorite ever the night before so a tough comparison. I would go back for sure!

It was our first time going , the service sucked they took so long for our food to get here, I got…read morethe steak and I did t get a knife my husband asked the lady she never got me one he had to go to the bar to ask for a knife my husband food was cold. my steak looked red wasn't cooked they brought me another one but never brought back with no beans or salsa . It wasn't the greatest and for that price hell no! Very expensive I will never go back and will not recommend this place.

Delicious food and margaritas! We got the steak fajitas, forgot to take a picture before eating but…read morewe both agreed they were some of the best fajitas we've ever had. Also a live band / fun atmosphere. Great service too. Would definitely recommend it!

I love the food here. I had the Steak Fajitas and it was delicious. The Pina Colada was and so…read moregood! I will definitely be back! The service was good and I live the ambiance.

Love the atmosphere and the decor. Even the chairs are painted with ethnic designs! There are…read morebooths on the side and tables that can be arranged to accommodate larger parties. Our server was great! He was so attentive and friendly, regularly checking if we needed anything and filling our waters. The food was good but not super exciting. The taco salad needed a little more kick for my tastebuds. The carnitas were okay. The burrito grande was big!

I ordered a molcajete, the beef had a terrible texture and taste. Once our food arrived, our server…read morenever came back to ask us if we needed anything else. We stopped him, and asked for a coffee refill, and he never came back. Waited forever for our check, I finally stopped a different waitress to ask her for our check!!

I'm very sad to leave this negative review. I really like Chavez but I seem to like it less and…read moreless these days. The last few times we went the service has been bad. Very, very slow, forgotten entrees and drinks. I even told a friend she must go try Chavez and she. She finally did she told me she would not go back. She said her food was bland and the server seemed angry and kept slamming stuff. However, the experience that bothered we the most was about a week ago. We went there with a family from Denmark. They were excited to try Mexican food. I ordered the BBQ quesadillas and so did one of the Danes sitting directly across from me. My husband also ordered a dish with shredded pork. Part way through eating my quesadillas I felt a very large bone in my mouth. Not the kind you could even swallow by accident. I had to very discretely spit it into my napkin because I didn't want the person eating the same dish to get grossed and a ruin their experience. I'm just really glad it wasn't in her dish. When we went home I told my husband about the bone and he said he actually had a bone in his shredded pork as well. This is not something I can overlook, so I will definitely not order that dish ever again. I will likely stick to cheese quesadillas there in the future. Places need to be more careful with the quality and preparation and their meat. Also, the service really needs improvement at this point.

I'm so 1000% grossed out. This is our 1st and last visit. We all ordered margaritas. A frozen…read morewatermelon, a cucumber marg and chamamango marg. The cuk marg had about 6 fruit flies the calhamamango tasted like mango tomato soup but the watermelon marg was okay. The food, we ordered cheese dip, a seafood chimichanga and Texana (3 meat) fajitas. The chimichanga was mid. The fajitas had shrimp and beef but they boy 3 pieces of chicken. The best part of the fajitas were the onions and peppers. The beans and rice both tasted microwaved and from 4 days ago. It was awful! And finally the service. Meh, let's go with if I can't say anything nice I shouldn't say anything. So we will leave that right there. The food runner/ bus person was a better server. And I foresee this business shutting down in 6 months. On a side note it was not busy at all. They should definitely spend some time cleaning!

My sister-in-law and I both really enjoy Mexican food. We have stopped here many times and I have…read morestopped by myself several times whenever I'm in the area. I seem to always order the same thing. Chicken chimichanga plate with rice and beans. We're always seated immediately and are served tortilla chips and salsa right away. Their guacamole is made fresh and is delicious! Definitely give this place a try.

I actually didn't used to like this place as much but in the last several years it's become one of…read moremy favorites! If you're in the mood for Mexican food that hits different than what you're used to, you'll find it here. They put their own unique flair on everything from the salsas to the drinks to the burritos. My all time fave is the mission burrito, packed with healthy ingredients but loaded with flavor and sauces. It's delicious! It's a fun atmosphere and all the servers we've had have been super nice and helpful. They also offer a convenient lane outside for takeout so you don't even need to leave your car.

This place never disappoints. The carnitas bowl - with some queso on top - muah perfection!…read morePortions are great too had enough left over dinner the next day. My husband had the chicken fajitas tacos and he devoured them in no time. The staff was really nice and the restaurant is spacious, clean and cute!

Absolutely the best Mexican restaurant I've had in Rockford. I ordered the carne asada dinner with…read morean horchata. Delivered, it was still very warm, the meat was so soft and tender and seasoned amazing. The onions and Chile were grilled perfectly. I wish the frijoles had cheese but it was still very good. The salsas had a nice spice to it, and the guacamole was very tasty as well. I can't wait to order again!

Decent Mexican food in Rockford. Nothing stands out. Service interaction is lacking.read more

I took my Sissy to lunch today for putting up with me living in her house and she was grinning from…read moreear to ear when our food came out. (So was I!) She had the 3 steak tacos Mexican style & I had the steak quesadilla. Very, very good food and exceptional service. We found out this restaurant is owned by Mexico Classico on Broadway in Rockford, IL. Highly satisfied!

Since Mi Placita has taken over this place I've been super impressed given it was in Rockford I'm…read morefrom Chicago so I know when you have good Al pastor or carne asada tacos. That said. The Al pastor that is being created now is nothing like the crispy pork with pineapple beforehand. I was super impressed. Maybe a change in menu but I would go back to the other recipe. This place is super solid but just my two cents.

It may be the worst customer service I have ever experienced in my entire life. As far as I am…read moreconcerned, this lady is the most rude and unperfectionist person I have ever encountered. I was insulted for questioning her pricing for two pieces of bread at a price of $7+. The words that were used against me were every bad and race-related word you could imagine. I worked for customer service for more than a decade, and someone like that should not be allowed to work in the public sector. I will definitely contact the state food board regarding the sanitation of this establishment. I saw bread pick up from the floor and put back on the rack and the lady wasn't even wearing gloves or a hair net. Please do better

This is both a grocery store and a restaurant I believe. It's located within the 5 Points strip…read moremall near the Charles St. end. I've been here twice this week, and I'd be hard pressed to find better Mexican food in the Rockford area. I've had the taco dinner with carne asada and al pastor tacos that were huge and delicious. Yesterday I had the rib eye burrito which was about as good as a burrito gets, and today I heated up some shrimp empanadas that were very fresh tasting and delicious. There's quite a few other things on their menu that I haven't seen in most other local Mexican restaurants, so go in and give it a try. You won't regret it. One suggestion though. There isn't much in the way of ambiance here. It's almost like a big cafeteria. You can eat there, but I prefer to get carryout. The prices are cheap. The quality of the food I've had is great. I am all about supporting local businesses, and between this place, La Michoacana (they make ice cream from scratch in front of you, and tremendously inexpensive), and Vinny's Pizza, there's a lot of great stuff to be explored in this quaint little strip mall.